What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The countdown has officially begun to this year’s local elections in Leeds which take place on Thursday 5 May 2022. South Leeds is guaranteed to see some new faces amongst our representatives as a third of Councillors are up for election, one in each ward in the city. Cllr Elizabeth
Children in Year 3 at Sharp Lane Primary School have raised almost £3,000 for Diabetes UK after learning that one of their number lives with the condition. Ryly Dabill-Haigh was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, an incurable condition in which the body attacks its own immune system, when he was
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Beeston where Cross Flatts parkrun is celebrating its 9th birthday on Saturday at 9am. Runners, joggers and
Since the demolition of St Mary’s Church building in 2015 the residents of Hunslet have campaigned to save the adjoining spire, an iconic Hunslet landmark. Today (23 March 2022) Hunslet Carr Residents Association made a deputation to the full council at their monthly meeting to make them aware of the
The magic of the movies hit the dance floor in Leeds on Saturday (12 March 2022) as Martin House Children’s Hospice staged its Strictly Get Dancing competition and raised £30,000. Colleagues Lindsey Hegarty and Lydia Clayton danced their way to victory in the event at Aspire, beating seven other couples
As the days are getting lighter and flowers are starting to pop up we wanted to take the chance to give a bit of an update on some of the exciting things happening at St Luke’s CARES at the moment. Down at the St Luke’s CARE Reuse Shop & Furniture/Electrical
I spoke to Jack James the Participation and Engagement Officer at The Tetley, Hunslet’s own art gallery, about the new Tiny Tetley Studio. Tiny Tetley runs from 10am until 5pm from Wednesday through to Sunday. The sessions take place on the second floor and are absolutely free! The Tiny Tetley
White Rose Shopping Centre has donated a number of gently used laptops to its charity partner, Leeds South & East Foodbank, in order to help the foodbank support its users. The donation comes as part of a series of contributions from Landsec, which operates White Rose, and has a long-standing commitment to its community partners. One of the main
Cockburn School submitted its application for planning permission for a new 3G pitch and tennis courts last week. As we have previously reported the plans are for a full size artificial football/rugby pitch and three tennis courts on a small portion of the land that was part of South Leeds
Mayor of West Yorkshire Supports Diversity-in-Construction Initiative for International Women’s Day 2022 A group of Year 10 girls from Beeston sampled hands-on construction taster sessions to mark International Women’s Day 2022 yesterday (Tuesday 8 March). Hosted at Leeds College of Building’s Southbank Campus, the pilot event gave female pupils aged